ESPNU to Televise Two Utah State Volleyball Matches in 2010

Utah State [University] will have two of its volleyball matches televised live on ESPNU during the 2010 season it was announced by the Western Athletic Conference Thursday [Aug. 5]. In all, ESPNU will televise five WAC matches during the season, including the WAC Tournament Championship match Wednesday, Nov. 24.

 

Utah State’s first nationally televised match is at Idaho Wednesday, Oct. 6, 8 p.m. (MT), while its second is at home against national power Hawai’i Monday, Oct. 25, 8 p.m. (MT). Last year, USU hosted Idaho in a match televised nationally by ESPNU.

 

“We are excited and honored to be part of the ESPNU broadcasts again,” said USU head coach Grayson DuBose. “It brings great exposure to our program and our conference. Our team enjoyed the opportunity last year to play on ESNPU and we look forward to having another great experience.”

 

ESPNU is a multimedia college sports brand, highlighted by a 24-hour college sports television network that televises more than 650 live events annually.

 

Action includes a variety of top football and men’s and women’s basketball games, as well as Olympic sports from 26 Division I conferences. ESPNU is the destination for premier high school programming, including elite football and basketball events. The network also has a wide-ranging agreement with the NCAA for extensive coverage of 22 NCAA Championships.

 

ESPNU has seen a dramatic increase since its inception and is now in more than 72.9 million households. The network has long-term carriage agreements with all 10 of the top multichannel TV providers ­Cablevision, Charter, Comcast, Cox, DirecTV (Channel 208), DISH Network (Channel 141), Mediacom, Time Warner Cable, Verizon FiOS TV and AT&T U-verse.

 

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